Hello,

 

I currently drive a 2011 VW Golf MK6 Diesel, which is coming to the end of its lease.

 

I'm looking at getting a Skoda Yeti 1.2 Petrol because im very limited on what i can go for. Im under 25.

 

As it stands at the moment i can only have a petrol Yeti due to the insurence group and me requiring an automatic.

 

I put about* £70 a week in the golf at the moment and do motorway driving each day. Often 60 miles a day.

 

The golf officially can do 74 MPG but the Skoda Yeti petrol apprently can only do 44 MPG.

 

Am i likely to face a massive fuel bill increase per week?

 

I really like all the yeti has to offer, however i have noted that it does not have an option of front parking sensors. Can Skoda fit these unofficially and charge accordingly, intergrating them in to the stereo screen, like on my golf?

 

Please try and win me over i really like the yeti!

Edited 4 April, 201412 yr by thebigcheese

You may get 44 mpg if you drive at 60 mph. Admittedly I've only had my Yeti 2 weeks but I'm getting less than 400 mile per tank, but the majority has been country A-roads. £70 a week sounds a lot for a car that can do over 70 mpg. Even if it's 60 mpg £70 should take you around 690 miles.

A Yeti MAY do around 480 miles per £70.

 

My Yeti has front parking sensors, they come into play if reverse is selected or if I press the parking sensor button below the radio. A plan of the car appears on the Columbus unit and a gray shaded area is shown next to the point on the car that is close to an obstruction.

Would recommend you pop to a dealer & test drive as like all cars you may hate it & be stuck with it for the time of your lease.

 

As far as manufacturers quited MPG is concerned i personally ignore these as they are downright lies, the cars are not run in real life driving conditions ( did you ever get 74mpg on the golf? ).

 

Do a quick search around the forum about the 1.2 engine mpg that people get as this engine is used in more than just the Yeti.

 

Retro fitting parking sensors on any VAG car should not be an issue, fiddly maybe

 

If you want convincing to get a Yeti, then you have come to the right place, but i stand by my opening statement. 

They're heavy and aero drag at speed is high.

If economy has a high priority you might be disappointed IMO.

Just looked deeper in to the options, the sensors come as part of the park assist .

 

I'm just really worried about the fuel economy.

 

The reason why the yeti appeals to me, is because its a very high driving position. My impairment means i need a car that its of a certain height off the ground.

 

My age and diesel preference restrict my choices of cars.

 

I dont drive fast, often sit at 60 on the motorway.

You don't stand a chance of getting 44mpg. Look at real fuel consumption websites and typically it's 36 to 38mpg. I get in the 36's.If you are regularly doing 70mph then I doubt you would even achieve those figures because as has been said the aerodynamics are the same as a brick.

Sorry probably not what you want to hear but you would have a very big increase in your fuel costs.

I've had a couple of 1.2 Yeti's and although I was very pleased with them the mpg was very different to your present Golf's.

The O/P hasn't said what his current consumption is. £70 per week is the only indication. The 74mpg is some EC test based fairy tale.

The O/P hasn't said what his current consumption is. £70 per week is the only indication. The 74mpg is some EC test based fairy tale.

Agreed the given 74mpg is as you say a fairy tale but I still believe there would be a substantial increase in his fuel costs even taking into account difference in Petrol / Diesel costs .

Working the mpg angle -

 

Then just as a rough cost if the o/p  took the price per litre of diesel currently, the average mpg of the golf, & the number of miles done he could calculate how much fuel has cost up to the miles covered.

 

Then use same number of miles, price per litre of petrol currently, & use 36mpg as a base avg, he could then see this cost & work out the difference.

 

It is at least a starting point

As a guide. My vRS SE averaged 50 mpg per year (10,000 miles) . Yeti is doing 35-38 mpg. Using 38 mpg It's costing me £310 per year extra, that's £5.95 per week.

 

If I drove the Yeti as I did the vRS it'd be over double 

 

I'd hazard a guess that it'll cost the OP over £15 a week extra.

I went from a 2.0 diesel Volvo to a 1.2 petrol Yeti. Typically the Volvo gave me 45mpg, my Yeti is now giving me 40mpg, having slowly crept up from around 38mpg over 7,000 miles. For both cars this was a mix of short trips and the occasional longer run. Concensus seems to be that over 60-65 mpg drops like a brick. Having said that I find the Yeti such a great drive I never feel the need to push it. Really the fisrt thing you have to do is take a test drive - if you don't like it then the mpg doesn't matter. I loved it the moment I pulled away from the forecourt (I'd gone to look at a Mk II Octavia, then being run out). If having driven it you like it do the sums on your average mileage - almost certainly your fuel cost will go up but the lower mpg is offset a litle by the lower price of petrol compared to diesel. On fuel cost alone and based on 10,000 miles pa my Yeti is costing me around £150/year more than the Volvo - say 50p/day -  and I'm happy with that.

 

You refer to an "impairment". If it restricts your ability to twist in your seat when parking I would recommend you try a car with Park Assist. On mine it added a couple of hundred pounds to what I would have had to pay for front sensor but it has proved its worth a few times squeezing the car into a space I would never have attempted manually. 

Just done a calculation . based on My Octy vRS with the base figures .

 

Miles covered = 25100

 

MPG from fuelley = 43

Diesel ( from my local Asda) = 136.9 ppl

Spent in fuel - 3626 plus some pennies.

 

Taking MPG for the L&K due soon from honest john = 32

Petrol from local Asda = 129.9 ppl

Would spend in fuel - 3445 plus some pennies.

 

@vRS G60 - I have a very different driving style to you  

Just done a calculation . based on My Octy vRS with the base figures .

 

Miles covered = 25100

 

MPG from fuelley = 43

Diesel ( from my local Asda) = 136.9 ppl

Spent in fuel - 3626 plus some pennies.

 

Taking MPG for the L&K due soon from honest john = 32

Petrol from local Asda = 129.9 ppl

Would spend in fuel - 3445 plus some pennies.

 

@vRS G60 - I have a very different driving style to you  

 

 

Errrrr I calculate that as £4,632

 

Plus this is me taking it easy in Yeti. vRS averaged 50 mpg over it's time with me. Dropping late on due to lack of motorway miles.

What is needed here is the Yeti 1.6TDi DSG ... which we don't get in the UK. So for a taller car + diesel auto + lower lease costs I think you need to go down a market segment - Kia Soul 1.6d auto? In that segment a petrol auto might be OK like a Ford BMax Powershift, but won't save much fuel over a Yeti 1.2 DSG...

Right I orderd the 1.2 petrol skoda yeti in white. I got park assist too for the front sensors and the gimmick it gives, is park assist any use? does it work?

 

I did have to order that bloody pricey stereo that costs £500 to acomodate the rear facing camera. Altough i do regret this. Is there a cheaper solution 3rd party, that would achive the same results?

 

In essance 700 quid for the stereo and camera seems dead money.

 

Any other addons that youd reccomend?

 

BTW: analised the golf MPG yesterday it did 58mpg.

 

Friendly and helpful bunch here arnt ya's

They're heavy and aero drag at speed is high.

If economy has a high priority you might be disappointed IMO.

 

+1 

 

I hope I am wrong, but as fuel consumption seems to be your biggest concern then i feel you will dissapointed every time you need to visit a petrol station.

 

You don’t go into detail about your impairment but if it is anything back related then I seriously suggest you consider the electric drivers seat... yes it expensive for 1 seat BUT it offers MUCH MORE adjustment.

 

Also do you drive the car on frosty moorings? If so  the heated windscreen and washer nozzles are a must IMO.

Sorry to say this but I think this is a bad choice of car/engine for your intended usage. And I own one. Doing that sort of mileage with motorways too I'd urge you to do yourself a favour and change your order to a 1.6cr greenline.

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My impairment is Cerebral Palsy, somthing which affects my entire body, however i'm quite tall and it was becoming a bit of a painful expereince bending down to get in the golf. The yeti means the issue is no longer a problem. I have the heated nozzles but not the heated screen. Would getting the lowest diesel engine DSG make fuel economy any better? Even though im effectively barred from getting one.

1.6 diesel fuel consumption will be VASTLY better with your usage.

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Sorry, missed that you needed DSG. I'd look at another model of car to be honest then. I can heartily recommend a Touran 1.6 diesel with DSG. I'm so impressed with my Dad's. Massive inside (I'm 6'7" too). Much better aerodynamically. Still nice and high for you too. Some great deals to be had on them too.

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Why would anyone be barred from buying a deisel?? (Obvious "Clarkson type" reasons aside)....

The Greenline II (1.6 TDi) has a combined MPG of 61 (but it is not available with the DSG.)

The 2.0 (110) TDi returns 55 MPG (again only with a manual box)

The 2.0 (140) DSG TDi returns 44 MPG 

compared to the 1.2 manual which is 46 MPG, and the DSG 44 MPG

So the Greenline II and 110 TDi would make a big saving on your fuel bills, but that is accademic if you need the DSG

Edited 5 April, 201412 yr by Gizmo68

The reason is the motabillity scheme, im under 25 and need automatic.

The yeti also has more room than most equivilents. Often take out the w/c with me if im doing a long journey. I did look in to the touran however it was too much of a family car and i really didnt need the extra seats. The driving position didnt feel as good as the yeti.